Definition of "Charlie"

A unisex given name

1. A diminutive of the male given name Charles; also used as a formal given name.  quotations  examples

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   • Heaven only knows why a man with a strong biblical name like James wants to be a president named Jimmy. I'm certain that if he were called Charles, he wouldn't fool around that way. Charles is not so bad, but Charlie is a terrible burden to bear.

     1979 Charles Kuralt, Dateline America, Harcourt Brace Jovanocich, page 184

2. A diminutive of the female given name Charlotte or Charlene, also used as a formal given name, although less common than the male name.  quotations  examples

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   • 'Can I call you Charlotte?''No. I hate the name, makes me sound like a Victorian aunt. I'm Charlie, and no, you can't call me that either.'

     2007, Sophie Hannah, Hurting Distance, Hodder & Stoughton, page 225

A name for a fox in fables and folk literature.  examples

(World War II era, joint US/RAF) radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter C.  examples

(military slang) An enemy; the Vietcong; short for Victor Charlie.  quotations

(uncountable, slang) Cocaine.

(countable, chiefly UK, slang, often with "right" and/or "proper") A fool.  quotations

(slang, usually in the plural) A woman's breast  quotations

(dated) A nightwatchman.  examples

A short, pointed beard, like that of King Charles I.  quotations  examples

(blackjack) The situation in some blackjack variants where a player wins automatically by showing a hand with the correct number of cards.  examples